Motor Vehicle Structures - Concepts and Fundamentals

This title is based on a short course designed for industry which has been well received and is used to train General Motors' body engineers worldwide. It deals with the structural mechanics of the mass-produced integral passenger car body.

Sommario

1. Terminology and overview of vehicle structure types
2. Simple structural surfaces (SSS) methods
3. Standard sedan - baseline load paths
4. Alternative constructions, model variants, range integration
5. Planar structures
6. Case study - application of the SSS method to an existing vehicle structure
7. Vehicle structure preliminary design using the SSS method
8. Preliminary design and analysis of body sub-assemblies using the SSS method
9. Fundamentals and preliminary sizing of sections and joints

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J. C. Brown, Jason C. Brown, Jason C. Robertson Brown, A. J. Robertson, A. John Robertson, Stan T. Serpento
• Editore: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2001
• EAN: 9780750651349
• ISBN: 978-0-7506-5134-9
• Pagine: 304
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Meccanica, tecnica di produzione